Safest Cities in New Jersey

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Randolph Township at 3.7/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: New Jersey

New Jersey lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Randolph Township at 3.7/100K violent down to Roselle Park at 35.2/100K on this cut. That is a 31.5/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 19.2 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Randolph Township reported 1 violent and 79 property offenses on a 27,159 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 290.9/100K sits beside the 3.7/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Randolph Township, Vernon Township, Millburn Township, Wyckoff Township, Pequannock Township.

Randolph Township offense desk

Randolph Township's violent rate fell 67.3% vs 2023 (11.3 → 3.7 per 100K) while staying #1 on this New Jersey list.

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# City GradePopulationViolent Crime RateProperty Crime Rate
1 Randolph Township A+ 27,159 3.7/100K 290.9/100K
2 Vernon Township A+ 22,851 4.4/100K 170.7/100K
3 Millburn Township A 22,415 4.5/100K 2275.3/100K
4 Wyckoff Township A+ 17,594 5.7/100K 494.5/100K
5 Pequannock Township A+ 15,964 6.3/100K 563.8/100K
6 Tenafly A+ 15,451 6.5/100K 466/100K
7 Saddle Brook Township A 14,730 6.8/100K 1337.4/100K
8 East Hanover Township A 11,398 8.8/100K 1438.8/100K
9 Waterford Township A+ 10,678 9.4/100K 655.6/100K
10 Kinnelon A+ 10,250 9.8/100K 351.2/100K
11 Hackettstown A+ 10,090 9.9/100K 515.4/100K
12 Bernards Township A+ 28,921 10.4/100K 176.3/100K
13 New Milford A+ 17,261 11.6/100K 486.6/100K
14 Madison A+ 16,643 12/100K 408.6/100K
15 Monroe Township, Middlesex County A+ 49,652 12.1/100K 261.8/100K
16 Cranford Township A+ 24,232 12.4/100K 813/100K
17 Cedar Grove Township A+ 13,705 14.6/100K 634.8/100K
18 Dumont A+ 18,765 16/100K 287.8/100K
19 Westfield A+ 31,111 16.1/100K 556.1/100K
20 Glen Rock A+ 12,331 16.2/100K 616.3/100K
21 River Edge A+ 12,236 16.3/100K 768.2/100K
22 Denville Township A+ 17,546 17.1/100K 427.4/100K
23 Montville Township A+ 23,015 17.4/100K 638.7/100K
24 Lincoln Park A+ 11,211 17.8/100K 606.5/100K
25 Warren Township A+ 16,655 18/100K 342.2/100K
26 Waldwick A+ 10,332 19.4/100K 348.4/100K
27 Raritan Township A+ 25,018 20/100K 119.9/100K
28 Ramsey A 15,009 20/100K 1012.7/100K
29 Middlesex Borough A+ 14,731 20.4/100K 393.7/100K
30 Holmdel Township A+ 17,407 23/100K 586/100K
31 Bridgewater Township A 46,946 23.4/100K 996.9/100K
32 Palisades Park A+ 20,477 24.4/100K 688.6/100K
33 Hasbrouck Heights A+ 12,272 24.4/100K 472.6/100K
34 Readington Township A+ 16,307 24.5/100K 441.5/100K
35 Morris Township A+ 24,191 24.8/100K 562.2/100K
36 Hawthorne A+ 19,899 25.1/100K 869.4/100K
37 Chatham Township A+ 11,424 26.3/100K 315.1/100K
38 Franklin Lakes A+ 11,251 26.7/100K 373.3/100K
39 Florham Park A+ 14,942 26.8/100K 575.6/100K
40 Lawrence Township, Mercer County A 32,040 28.1/100K 1829/100K
41 Wood-Ridge A+ 10,449 28.7/100K 574.2/100K
42 River Vale Township A+ 10,412 28.8/100K 288.1/100K
43 Paramus B 26,745 29.9/100K 4898.1/100K
44 Oakland A+ 12,944 30.9/100K 339.9/100K
45 Robbinsville Township A 15,669 31.9/100K 1110.5/100K
46 Washington Township, Morris County A+ 18,629 32.2/100K 354.3/100K
47 Montgomery Township A+ 24,343 32.9/100K 394.4/100K
48 Ringwood A+ 11,623 34.4/100K 180.7/100K
49 Manalapan Township A+ 40,430 34.6/100K 648/100K
50 Roselle Park A+ 14,212 35.2/100K 710.7/100K

New Jersey overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.